Community Service Ideas

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Community Service Ideas (currently a work in progress)


This is a general list. Ideas are endless! Your DT can get creative!
Service can benefit at various levels: school-wide, locally, nationally, internationally


Websites with more ideas:
__Kids Activities__
__101 Project Ideas__
__Generation On__
__Community Service Ideas__


Some service projects may need financial support. Encourage students to think about how they could possibly get money or materials donated to their cause. Financial support can also be requested through administration. Please document needs on Service Project form.


1. Food Pantry: Lord’s Cupboard __http://www.fumcfortdodge.org/lordscupboard.htm__
We will do a building-wide food drive in October.
There could be a Dodger Time that could do another one in the Spring.


2. Homeless Shelter: Beacon of Hope __http://beaconofhopeshelter.com/__


3. InterVarsity at ICCC: cookie baking


4. Almost Home Animal Shelter
  • bake dog treats to donate for them to sell at Shelter or use for current dogs
  • collect donations of cleaning supplies and paper goods (get specific list from AH)


5. Unity Point Pediatrics
  • create reading books
  • design coloring books
  • collection drive of books, stuffed animals, coloring supplies, cards, puzzles
  • Christmas caroling


6. Nursing Home Connections
  • create cards or decorations to give during the holidays
  • Christmas caroling
  • volunteer to read newspapers or books to residents


7. Daycare Connections
  • create books for reading
  • record books for listening centers
  • collection of books, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, art supplies


8. Pride Pals with Elementary, Preschool, or HeadStart students
  • pen pals, video pals
  • create books to read to pals


9. Troop Support
  • collect donations to be sent overseas
  • create cards or write letters to service men and women


10. Salvation Army Bell Ringing during the holidays


11. Salvation Army Angel Tree


12. Winter Weather Tree: collect hats, scarves, mittens to donate


13. Library Connections
  • design bookmarks for school or public library
  • gather and donate books for Little Libraries throughout Fort Dodge


14. Book Connections
  • host a used book sale: collect used books, allows students to purchase inexpensive books for home; donate money to place of choice


15. Create a Walk-a-thon and donate money to place of choice


16. Create and deliver May Day baskets to place of choice: staff in school, nursing home,
daycare center, homeless shelter, etc.


17. Pride Pals/Mentor within FDMS (for 7th and 8th grade students)
  • 7th grade student matched with 5th grade student
  • 8th grade student matched with 6th grade student
  • create routine for students to match up
  • use time to mentor/assist with homework; building relationship activities, etc.


18. Welcome to Fort Dodge Middle School cards
  • design cards with welcoming messages or motivational quotes for new students
  • make a collection of cards in advance and give to office to handout as students enroll OR get an updated list of new students weekly and make personalized cards to give to new students


19. Ronald McDonald House
  • collect pop tabs to be sent to the Ronald McDonald House
  1. Wash Windows
  • organize with a local gas station to be on site to wash the windows of any person who purchases gas during your Dodger Time period.


  1. Pick Up Trash
  • Organize a garbage pick up for the school grounds, railroad tracks near the school or another area in town.